Synthetic drying oil and method of



Patented Feb. 3, 1953 SYNTHETIC DRYING OIL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Lee Pritzker, Baltimore, Md.

No Drawing. Application May 5, 1947, Serial No. 746,161

20 Claims.

This invention relates to synthetic drying oils, to methods of making such oils, to coating compositions containing such oils, and their methods of manufacture, and the utilization of such drying oils for various purposes.

Petroleum derived resins or resins produced from petroleum constituents have been prepared and suggested for a variety of uses, but some of these materials as available are quite brittle and hard and unsatisfactory for use as such in the usual way in which resins are employed in producing coating compositions. On the other hand, some of the unsaturated petroleum derived polymers in liquid form, are not satisfactory for use as drying oils in the normal way.

Among the objects of the present invention is the production of synthetic drying oils from petroleum derived resins and liquid unsaturated polymers capable of utilization as drying oils in the production of satisfactory coatings by normal procedures, and for a variety of other purposes.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention will appear from the more detailed description set forth below, it being understood that this more detailed description is given by way of illustration and explanation only, and not by way of limitation, since various changes therein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accordance with the present invention, a synthetic drying oil of wide utility is produced by producing a heat reaction product of a petroleum derived resin which of itself does not oxidize or dry readily with a petroleum derived liquid unsaturated polymer resulting in the production of a synthetic material having all of the desirable properties of drying oils in their conventional usage.

The petroleum derived resin employed may be characterized as a tough, rubber-like, resilient resin of petroleum long chain unsaturated hydrocarbons produced by air blowing of the propane precipitated viscous material from propane dewaxed straight cylinder stock of paraifin base petroleum origin. Or such resins may be described as products produced by taking a straight cylinder stock, that is, one produced by distillation without substantial heat decomposition, from parafiin base petroleums such as Eastern petroleums containing extremely low asphaltic materials or considered substantially as asphaltfree. A cylinder stock is produced from such paraffin base petroleum by any of the usual methods to give a cylinder oil. Such cylinder stock oil is then subjected to a dewaxing operation by the use of hydrocarbons from ethane to butane, more particularly exemplified by propane which is quite commonly used in dewaxing operations, the treatment being carried out in the usual way at temperatures below about -20 F., the wax being removed and leaving the propane oil fraction. Ordinarily such dewaxing operations are carried out at the indicated temperatures, using approximately 3 parts of solvent to 1 part of oil undergoing treatment, but of course, other ratios may be employed as well as any temperature which enables the dewaxing operation to be carried out, propane dewaxing being particularly referred to as exemplary. Following such dewaxing operation, additional hydrocarbon more particularly propane, is added to increase the amount of propane present to a point where precipitation of high molecular weight hydrocarbons of viscous character naturally occurring in the cylinder oil are precipitated. Propane ratios at this point may be for example, fr-om about 8 of propane to 1 of oil. Such operations are usually carried out about 77 F. and may be at any temperature above that below the critical temperature of the solvent employed. The result is a hydrocarbon viscous material precipitated by propane from the propane dewaxed cylinder stock. This viscous material is then subjected to air blowing at temperatures for example, of from 450 to 575 F. for a length of time sufficient to produce a viscosity and other characteristics in the product as desired, which time may vary from a few to 20 hours and upward at the temperatures indicated. The resulting treatment yields a tough, rubber-like, resilient resin of petroleum long chain hydrocarbons having some unsaturation which may run from about one double bond to 44 to 52 of carbon atoms present. Such materials are particularly valuable for utilization in the present invention and may be produced in various grades having softening points for example, running from to F. up to 300 to 320 F. and corresponding penetrations (measured by the usual conventional standards) running from approximately 163 down to 42 respectively.

Such viscous material may desirably be employed in accordance with the present invention directly without further treatment but if desired, may be further subject to a phenol extraction to increase its viscosity and decrease its A. P. I. gravity, the phenol extracting certain constituents from the air blown material having desirable properties for utilization in accord- 'pletely soluble in 88 Baum naphtha. such products as those defined in that patent [are particularly useful inoonnection with the ance with the present invention. The phenol extraction may be carried out at any desirable temperature, as for example, from 100 to 200 F. either under anhydrous conditions or in the presence of a small amount of water. Such phenol type extractions are well known in the art as applied to other materials and are utilized herein for;purposes of removing certain constituents from the air blown viscous material referred to above. The product at this stage may be referred to as produced by phenol extraction of the air blown productreferred to above and may have characteristics as to softening point penetration, etc. still within the scope of that set forth above for the viscous material but any given product will be modified along lines indicated by such phenol extraction. As exemplary of a material of specific characteristics that may be utilized in accordance with the present invention, the following is given:

- Softening point '(R -& B) A. S. T. E28-42T, F 250 ;I Ieedle penetration A. S. T. M., D5-25:

100 gms., 5 secs.,32 F .200 gms., 60 secs, 32 F 100 gms., 5 secs., 77 F 100 gms., 5 secs, 115 F 95 Specific gravity 0.9659

ent No. 2,337,336 to McCluer et al., where their product is defined as a chemical condensation product derived from a naturally contained high molecular weight viscous material precipitated from a warm propane solution of a residual paraflinrbase oil fraction which has undergone no thermal decomposition or chemical change beyond that induced by ordinary fractional distillation, said chemical condensation product having an iodine number not substantially above 40, a ball and ring softening point above 110 F.,

an. average molecular weight of at least 1900, at

least 40 carbon atoms per double bond, and a marked reductionin susceptibility to penetration with temperature change in the range of from 30 130 F., and being substantially corn- While present invention, the petroleum derived resin as defined above is not .to be construed as limited to the McCluer et a1. product, the latter merely being exemplary of the products employed in accordance with the present invention.

Generally these resins are soluble in various .non -polar solvents, as for example, mineral spirits, kerosene, naphtha, and other petroleum distillate solvents, and aromatic or chlorinated solvents, such as benzene, toluene, trichlor ethylene, carbon tetrachloride, etc.

The resins are particularly valuable for use in coating compositions becausc'of their ready solubility in low cost solvents as indicated, and also because of the properties of the resulting coatings based on such resins. They do notvary substanti lly in viscosity over wide temperature ranges, they do 50-gms., 5 secs, 115 F .Solubilityin 88 Baum petroleum naphtha s, per cent 99.8 Neutralization or acid number (MgKOH/gm.) 0.1 ;Flash (C. O. 0.) F 625' not become hard and brittle at temperatures as low as 60 C. and in many instances will not soften and run at temperatures as high as 200 to 300 F. They do not oxidize or harden in any undesirable way, and may be utilized, therefore, in connection with various types of coating compositions.

Such petroleum derived'resin as that referred to above lacks drying and oxidation characteristics and may be converted into a desirable synthetic drying oil by heat reaction with a petroleum derived polymer. This petroleum derived polymer is produced as a by-product in cracking of petroleum tars and may be defined as a heat reactive, aromatic type olefinic hydrocarbon resin that is entirely a petroleum product. It is highly unsaturated and dries by both oxidation and polymerization. Its physical properties may be characterized as follows:

Specific gravity, 60/60 F 1.0 102. 1 Viscosity, S. U. S. at 210 F -300. Flash, Cleveland Open Cup, 200 F. min. Iodine number (Wijs) -200. Non-volatile 85% min. Color Dark.

It has been found by heating the petroleum defined resin as set forth above with the petroleum derived liquid polymer as described above, reaction takes place in the production of a synthetic drying oil of very desirable characteristics usable for a variety of purposes for which drying oils of naturalcharacter, may be employed. The heat treatment should be carried out at temperatures at which reaction between the stated constituentsis obtained. Such temperatures will necessarily vary with the particular character of the resin and liquid polymer employed, but will generally be at elevated temperatures running from 350 F. to 600 F., particularly at temperatures of about 450 F. and higher. That temperature is a particularly desirable one in producing the heat reaction product in accordance with the present invention. ihe time of heat treatment to produce the reaction product varies but will usually be in the order of 1 or more hours from 1 /2 hours upward being generally employed. The. combination by heat reaction of the stated ingredients gives a product which yields a better film in coating compositions and due to the unsaturation present, enables combinations of that reactionpro duct to be employed with unsaturated oils as will be more particularly set forth below.

The reaction product as setforth aboveresults from a breaking of the gel and a definite reaction product is obtained. This may be thinned with ordinary paint thinners, as for example, any of the thinners setforth above such as mineral spirits in various dilutions, as for example, to a 50%.solution to give-an oil which retains the elastic properties of the petroleum derived resin but has new properties similarto a drying oil because of the combination with the unsaturated petroleum derived polymer.

The proportions of resin to polymer employed may vary substantially, the resin generally-beingthe major constituent of the combination. Enough unsaturated polymer should be employed to give the requisite properties as set forth above to the heat reaction products. The more desirable ranges of unsaturated polymer to resin as these ingredients aredefined above will run in the ratio of about 1 of polymer to 3 of-resin to 5 of polymerto.l2 of resin. 'These represent the most desirable ranges to be employed, and other proportions may be utilized although the particular ratios set forth above give very valuable products.

While the synthetic oil produced by the combination of the stated resins and polymers by heat reaction are particularly valuable and may be utilized for many purposes, they have the characteristic staining properties of these types of materials. The staining characteristics of such materials may be substantially reduced by carrying out the reaction of the petroleum derived resin with the unsaturated polymer in the presence of a chlorinated derivative, particularly solid chlorinated derivatives such as the solid chlorinated hydrocarbons, as for example, chlorinated paraffin. Thus a chlorinated parafiin wax containing 70% chlorine is particularly useful but other chlorinated paraflins may be employed. One such product containing 70% of chlorine has a melting point (ball and ring method) of 90-100" (3., a specific gravity of about 1.62-1.70, a density of about 7.45, molecular weight approximately 1060, refractive index 1.5347, insoluble in water but soluble to an extent of at least 50% in such solvents as acetone, amyl acetate, carbon tetrachloride, China-wood oil, dioxane, ethyl acetate, ethylene dichloride, linseed oil, methyl ethy1 ketone, mineral spirits, monochlorobenzene, orthodichlorbenzene, perchloroethylene, perilla oil, Solvesso 100, soya bean oil, toluol, turpentine and xylol, while it is substantially insoluble in alcoholic solvents like normal butanol, ethanol, glycerine, isopropanol, and methanol. Although combinations of such non-solvents may be utilized with the solvents in combination to produce solubility.

Such chlorinated materials, as for example, the chlorinated paraffin derivative referred to above may be reacted into the complex by first producing the synthetic oil as set forth above and then reacting such synthetic oil with the chlorinated derivative at temperatures of the ranges indicated above in producing the synthetic oil, or more desirably the chlorinated derivative such as the chlorinated paraflin, may be present at the time that the synthetic oil is being produced from the petroleum derived resin and petroleum derived unsaturated liquid polymer so that the reaction product resulting contains the chlorinated derivative such as the chlorinated parafiin in reaction in the resulting reaction product. Here again the temperatures employed may be of the order as that set forth above in producing .the synthetic oil, as for example, temperatures of elevated character as indicated above, and particularly around 450 F. for an exemplary type of product. The resulting reaction product yields an oil of desirable characteristics employable as a synthetic drying oil in lieu of drying oils for their usual purposes, but which possesses much less staining properties than the synthetic drying oil referred to above produced without the chlorinated derivative.

The amount of chlorinated derivative such as chlorinated wax set forth above employed may vary substantially but sufficient should be present to give substantially non-staining properties to the resulting reaction product. For preferred purposes the chlorinated paraffin as indicated above may be utilized in a ratio of from 1 to 2 with the amount of unsaturated polymer employed in producing the reaction, to 1 to 3 of chlorinated paraffin as described above to polymer.

As has been indicated above, the synthetic oil produced in accordance with the present invention whether the reaction product obtained in the absence of the chlorinated parafiin or in its presence, possesses substantial drying properties due to the presence of unsaturated groups or bonds. Consequently such synthetic drying oil may desirably be combined in a reaction product with drying oils of unsaturated character, particularly those of conjugated unsaturation or containing triple bonds as in oiticica and wood oils. The latter stated oils with unsaturated conjugation are particularly valuable in giving heat reaction products with the synthetic drying oil. For example, the synthetic drying oil may be produced and reacted with a drying oil such as oiticica or wood oil at temperatures in the same range as that utilized for producing the synthetic drying oil, or more desirably the stated drying oils such as oiticica and wood oils may be added to the reacting ingredients and the reaction to produce the synthetic drying oil carried out simultaneously in the presence of the drying oils such as oiticica or wood oil to produce a complex reaction product. The resulting product is a good drying, durable drying oil of very valuable properties for coating and other purposes. The most desirable product is that obtained by the simultaneous heat treatment of all of the stated ingredients including the petroleum derived resin, the petroleum derived unsaturated liqu d polymer, the chlorinated paraflin, and the drying oil particularly those with conjugated unsaturation, heat treated at elevated temperatures, as for example, 450 F.

The amount of drying oil employed in producing the reaction product mav be equal to the amount of chlorinated paraffin employed, or when the latter is not present, may be in the same ratios to polymer as that set forth above for the chlorinated wax.

The resulting good drying, durable synthetic oil produced may be utilized in solvents of the character employed for coating compositions and for example, may be dissolved in solvents of the character set forth above, either used alone or in combination as exemplified by mineral spirits. Such compositions may be utilized in solution in solvents such as mineral spirits as liquids for coating compositions, impregnation, etc., and may themselves be an article of commerce. Driers may be incorporated into such combinations together with pigments in the usual manner to produce very desirable coating compositions.

As an example of producing a particular synthetic drying oil in accordance with the present invention, a petroleum derived resin as defined above was employed with a petroleum derived unsaturated liquid polymer as set forth above, and other stated ingredients in the following proportions:

Resin 1225 Polymer 350 Chlorinated parafiin 1'75 China-wood oil 1'75 The stated ingredients may be combined in any desirable way as referred to above but in this particular example the ingredients were all heated itogethervto -a .g-temperatura-of ahout $50" F. 1, for .1 /21 hours- -.When old: the :resultinap od wa incorporated with 1750 parts by weight ;of-minra1-;spirits,: theeparts g vena ve als r e pa by weight Into suchyresnlting solution there may the incorporated driers such as: 6% ;manganese naphthenatesand 24% of lead driers to produce the product which; may, be, then incorporatedwith pi 'mentszgasndesired. The synthetic drying. oil produced inthis example before incorporation of driers and pigments may' be. characterized as r a synthetic drying oil of fairly -heavy bodyawith drying ,characteristics. Its 'viscosity may be phanged as desiredby the addition of diluents, particularly ketone solvents such as diacetone, al- .cohol, ,ethyl .methyl ,ketone, etc., to get any vissi v de i ed.

Another example of producing ,a-syntheticdrying oil inaccordance with the presentinvention isas follows:

Resin 1225- Polymer 550 A-lkalirefined fish oil 1'75 Varnish makers linseed oil 1'15 'Il'ie 'followingprocedure may-beutilized-in combining these 7 ingredients. Heat; the resin and oil htogd50 F.- and hcld until' all is melted, then add gthe polymer and raise the heat to 580 F., stirring vigorously to whip down any foam produced. It is heldat 500to 600 F. for from; 60 to 90 minutes to co nplete the reaction and then cooledto .450;F.-where it is-t-hinned to 55% solids,as-for example, with mineral spirits.

Resin 1225 Polymer 450 Alkali-refined fish oil 290 Chlorinated paraffin 150 The-components may be incorporated as fol- ,lows. -Heat theresinand onto-480 R, add the polymer, and raise thetemperature to 540 F. and'hold it at that temperature for 40 minutes. Thencool to 450 F., add the chlorinated paraffin, and hold at that temperature for 30, minutes. It may then be thinned to 55% solids with, for

, example,;amixture of 85% mineral spirits .and

15% diacetone alcohol (percentages by volume).

The synthetic drying oils produced in accord- ,ance with the pre sent invention maybe utilized in the production of coatings of various types 7 including paints, enamels, graphite. paints, roofing paints, 1 tin paints, barn paints, zinc chromate primers, etc. The coatings exhibit very desirable characteristics, namely, low cost, high gloss and outstanding durability in surface coatings even when employed with substantial quantities of such pigments as roofing pigments, namely, red, green, etc., commonly employed, for example, Venetianred. Other typesof pigments, of course, "may be included, fore-xample, aluminum pastes andpowders, etc.

Such pigmented coatings when properly formulated, give products far superior to ordinary-roof and barn paints ordinarily available in the low cost field, and actually exhibit durability and other characteristics fully equal tohi h grade coatings of the more expensive type. Roof and barn paints in the low cost field prepared from pigmentaextenders for pigments, rosin-varnish (gloss oil), blown or bodied vegetable or animal ,oi1s,-minera1 spirits, and usually from to 15% ings, referred :to :above. ,factor involved with the latter, particularly the inseedoil paints. x dat h s a. mark defie 'onlinseed oil paints duringweathering, and when breakdown starts, acidic bodies are formed. Compositions produced on the other hand inaccord- ,.,ance,.w ith the present invention do notexhibit thattype of;breakdownconformation of acidic bodies.

\ of-rwa rsir cca nssiwhic test d i th -w at se eme en ve a d rabi ity; a to -miv ab u t .16 h ur At that time :the film shows visible signs of breakdown such, as, cracking, fading, and

.film disintegration. Analogous products of higher grade using linseed oil-and spar varnish,, exhibit ,adurability factor f'from to 300hoursbe- ,forevisible film failuresare observed. The coatin gs produced with the synthetic drying oils of the present invention in comparative standard .tests with the low-cost roof, and. barn; paints as ,set forth. above, show outstanding durability, for

. the compositions prepared in accordance withthe present inventionas compared with suchroof and barn; paints heretofore available in ,theart and actually ,equal or better in all respects with the highercost linseed oil and spar. varnishcoat- There .is an additional exe plify p mente c a n s. p intsaetcq the following examples are. given.

R ooj and barn paint. ln this andsubsequent xamp es a ipa tsa i p un u ess herwise indicated.

Yenetian red .un ne H576 Asbestine s W100 Alum um s ea at .2 Vehic o xam leyla ov 1050 Diacetone alcohol 50 6%manea s ri 7-.- 40 5% calcium drier 18 This paint exhibits good brushing qualities, dries in 18 hours to a smooth, high gloss finish, with a high degree of water resistance, and a durability factor far superior toordinary-types ofsimilar products containing rosin-oil compositions.

Green trim and trellis paint-:Thistype of paint utilized forall kinds of wood trim, shutters, etc, may be compounded as follows:

Medium. chrome green .i 308 China clay .65 Vehicle of Example II 1102 Hydrogenated naphtha 104 Japan drier 55 ThiS paint gives a coating whichdried ,to a high, enamel-gloss, showing very good color 11e- -This composition is particularly useful as aprotective coating on metalwork, such as heat pipes, and other surfaces which may become hot at various times in the utilization of the articles havingsuch surfaces and exhibit excellent properties for all such surfaces even attemperatures 9 up to 350 F. They also show outstanding water impermeability. VII

' Zinc chromate primer.-As exemplary of primer types of compositions, the following is noted.

This primer composition dries to a low satin finish, has good adhesion to metal, and is ideal as a rust inhibitive primer on metal surfaces.

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Aluminum paint.As a ready mix aluminum paint the following is given:

Aluminum powder or paste 200 Vehicle of Example III 730 Thinners and driers The resulting paint composition gives a fine leafing material ideal on various surfaces including surfaces carrying bituminous such as asphalt coatings.

As exemplary of a paint the following is given for preparation of a dark gray house paint:

Lead carbonate 300 leaded zinc 300 Asbestine 60 Barytes 200 Titanium oxide 140 Vehicle of Example II 660 Having thus set forth my invention, I claim:

1. As a synthetic drying oil, the heat reaction product resulting from the method of claim 12 of a tough, rubber-like, resilient, resin of petroleum long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons produced by air blowing at 450 to 575 F. of the propane precipitated viscous material from propane dewaxed straight cylinder stock of parafiin base petroleum origin and a petroleum derived unsaturated liquid polymer obtained as a byproduct in the cracking of petroleum tars in the form of a heat-reactive, aromatic-type olefinic hydrocarbon having a specific gravity 1.0-1.02, viscosity S. U. S. at 210 F. of 100-300, flash point 200 F. minimum, iodine number (Wijs) of 190-200, the resin being the major constituent of the combination with the polymer, the amount of polymer being suificient to give drying characteristics to the heat reaction product of resin and polymer.

2. The synthetic drying oil as set forth in claim 1, in which the resin is phenol extracted.

3. The synthetic drying oil of claim 1 including a solid chlorinated hydrocarbon in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

4. The synthetic drying oil of claim 2 including a solid chlorinated hydrocarbon in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

5. The synthetic drying oil of claim 1 including chlorinated paraffin in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

6. The synthetic drying oil of claim 2 including Thinners and driers '10 chlorinated paraffin in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

7. The synthetic drying oil of claim 1 including a drying oil containing a triply conjugated double bond in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

8. The synthetic drying oil of claim 2 includin a vegetable drying oil having a triply conjugated double bond in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

9. The synthetic drying oil of claim 3 including a natural drying oil in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

10. The synthetic drying oil of claim 6 including a natural drying oil in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

11. A drying oil as set forth in claim 1, thinned with mineral spirits and containing driers.

12. The method of making a synthetic drying oil which comprises heating for at least one hour to reaction temperature of about 350 to 600 F. a tough, rubber-like resilient, resin of petroleum long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons produced by air blowing at 450 to 575 F. of the propane precipitated viscous material from propane dewaxed straight cylinder stock of paraflin base petroleum origin with a petroleum derived unsaturated liquid polymer obtained as a by-prodnot in the cracking of petroleum tars in the form of a heat-reactive, aromatic-type olefinic hydrocarbon having a specific gravity 1.0-1.02, viscosity S. U. S. at 210 F. of 100-300. flash point 200 F. minimum, iodine number (Wijs) of 190-200 the resin being the major constituent of the combination with the polymer, the amount of polymer being sufiicient to give drying characteristics to the heat reaction product of resin and polymer.

13. The method as set forth in claim 12 in which the reaction is carried out in the presence of a solid chlorinated hydrocarbon in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

14. The method as set forth in claim 12 carried out in the presence of a drying oil in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

15. The method as set forth in claim 12 carried out in the presence of a drying oil having conjugated unsaturation in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

16. As a synthetic drying oil, the reaction product obtained by heating for at least one hour to reaction temperature of about 350 to 600 F. a tough, rubber-like, resilient, resin of petroleum long-chain unsaturated hydrocarbons produced by air-blowing at 450 to 575 F. of the propane precipitated viscous material from propane dewaxed straight cylinder stock of parafiin base petroleum origin with a petroleum derived unsaturated liquid polymer obtained as a byproduct in the cracking of petroleum tars in the form of a heat-reactive, aromatic-type olefinic, hydrocarbon having a specific gravity 1.0-1.02, viscosity S. U. S. at 210 F. of -300, fiash point 200 F. minimum, iodine number (Wys) of -200, in which the ratio of resin to polymer is from 3:1 to 12 :5.

17. The drying oil of claim 16 including a solid chlorinated hydrocarbon in amount of not more than one-half by weight of the amount of polymer.

18. The drying oil of claim 16 including a solid chlorinated hydrocarbon in amount of not more Til ' 19: 'II1"emethbd of-'=makif1gjfa--synthetiddfyin oil whiehcompi'isesheatin gfor atIea'st ne hour to reaction temperature "of about 350'to-600""FF ai-toligh; rubber likeresilient, resin of petroleum lohg cha-in' unsaturated hyd1 ocarbo'ns"produced by ai f blowing at 450 to 575 "F? of the propane precipitated iv' is'ousmaterial-from propane dewaxed-' 'straightfcylinder stockof paraifin base petroleum origin with a petroleum derived 'unsaturated-"liquid polymer obtained as a by rodoctinithe cracking of petroleum tars 'in form of a I2 lzieat' reaictii/e; aromatie-type oleflni hydrocar bon having a specific gravity 1.0-1102} vis'eo'sitii S. U. S. at 210 F. of 100-300, flash point 200 F. mmimum iodirgewnumber (Wijs) of 190 -200,-'in whlioh the rati'o ofresinto polymer is from 3:1 to 2:5.

20.- The method ofclaim- 19in-whiehthe re action is carried out in the presence =ofa solid chlorinatedhydrocarbom in an amount ofnot more thanone-half by weight of the amoimt ofpolymer. w v I LEE PRITZKERJ No references cited. 

12. THE METHOD OF MAKING A SYNTHETIC DRYING OIL WHICH COMPRISES HEATING FOR AT LEAST ONE HOUR TO REACTION TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 350 TO 600* F. A TOUGH, RUBBER-LIKE, RESILIENT, RESIN OF PETROLEUM LONG-CHAIN UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS PRODUCED BY AIR BLOWING AT 450 TO 575* F. OF THE PROPANE PRECIPITATED VISCOUS MATERIAL FROM PROPANE DEWAXED STRAIGHT CYLINDER STOCK OF PARAFFIN BASE PETROLEUM ORIGIN WITH A PETROLEUM DERIVED UNSATURATED LIQUID POLYMER OBTAINED AS A BY-PRODDUCT IN THE CRACKING OF PETROLEUM TARS IN THE FORM OF A HEAT-REACTIVE, AROMATIC-TYPE OLEFINIC HYDROCARBON HAVING A SPECIFIC GRAVITY 1.0-1.02, VISCOSITY S. U. S. AT 210* F. OF 100-300, FLASH POINT 200* F. MINIMUM, IODINE NUMBER (WIJS) OF 190-200 THE RESIN BEING THE MAJOR CONSTITUENT OF THE COMBINATION WITH THE POLYMER, THE AMOUNT OF POLYMER BEING SUFFICIENT TO GIVE DRYING CHARACTERISTICS TO THE HEAT REACTION PRODUCT OF RESIN AND POLYMER. 